The phrase election integrity sounds noble on its face. But in recent years, election deniers have used it to lay the groundwork for challenging the results of the 2024 election.
Although there is no evidence of widespread fraud in the 2016 or 2020 elections-or in any other recent elections, for that matter-Trump and his allies have fomented the narrative that such interference is a real problem in America.
Through her Election Integrity Network, the right-wing activist Cleta Mitchell has been recruiting people-including election deniers who will likely continue to promote disinformation and conspiracy theories-to become poll workers and monitors.
Right-wing activists and lawyers have organized initiatives under the auspices of election integrity, warping the meaning of those words to sow distrust.
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